The district administration has pressed paramedical staff in to services for door to door visit in rural areas to control the situation and provide knowledge of preventive measures to villagers even as diarrhoea spread its tentacles further in Bastar villages.
Meanwhile, lohandiguda and Tokapal blocks of the district have emerged as the most affected area with 75 patients of diarrhoea cases detected during last fortnight.
To control the situation in the two blocks 88 health staff have been deployed to visit door to door and provide knowledge of preventive measures to villagers.
lohandiguda Block Medical Officer Dr D Rajan said that 43 paramedical staff have been pressed in to service to provide quick health services in 70 villages of the block whereas Tokapal BMO claimed to have deputed 45 employees to visit 80 villages in the block. These staff not only provide knowledge of preventive measures but also medicines to the affected people.
According to chief health and medical officer Dr K R Mourya, RMA (Female) as well as male health workers have been deputed to control the situation in the two blocks as also the in-charges of sub health centres have also been asked to keep ready with
necessary medicine and health facilities after death of at least 9 persons due to diarrhoea was reported in the area besides around hundred patients suffering from the same.
According to Dr Mourya, in Kondagaon district also District Medical Officer has been asked to be remain vigilant after five deaths from diarrhoea reported there.
Health Centres too have been provided with necessary medicines. After the death of five people in Kuthur and Guriapal areas a link worker was suspended besides giving treatment to affected people by holding temporary camp at Mardapal. Also, at Samlur village of Geedam block in Dantewada district two people died of diarrhoea.
Mosu Yadav (55), son of Mahadev of schoolpara died on Wednesday night while Samal Singh (58), son of Gulab died on Thursday. Dozens of people are also stated to be suffering from the disease.